Film Review: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Title: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Year Of Release: 2010

Review Date: January 31, 2011

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 109 minutes

Box Office Gross: $ 215,283,603

Site Rating: 1 out of 10 stars

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" starring Nicholas Cage, is an unoriginal movie that tried to capitalize on the "Harry Potter" film franchise. It also contained elements of other preexisting works. It revolves around a middle aged sorcerer named, Balthazar Blake, played by Cage, that takes on a Harry Potter-esque apprentice, Dave Stutler. They go through a series of corny magical tests, until they discover he is the one who is fit to be the next Merlin (*yawn*).

The funny thing is the studio spent a lot of money on this film and it bombed domestically. Worldwide sales brought up the tally, but for a film that cost $150,000,000 to make, plus $30,000,000 in promotional costs, it barely turned a profit for all that expenditure. Cage has released a string of unoriginal flops that cost him dearly. At the rate he is going, it shall costs him even more - his career and bank account.

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Nicolas Cage's Career And Finances Tank

Nicolas Cage

The implosion of Nicolas Cage's acting career and finances, has been astounding to watch. Born Nicolas Kim Coppola, he was once one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, but is now relegated to doing B-List movies that have flopped, one after another. His latest film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, flopped like nobody's business.

At the height of his fame and popularity, he had $300,000,000 in the bank and could command $15,000,000 per film. However, he became mentally unstable, after joining Kabbalah and squandered his money on frivolous and strange things that did not bear good returns.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

His movie career has plummeted as well, with audiences giving his projects lukewarm receptions. His movies took on a weird and demented tone that audiences just didn't take to, but it reflects his diminished judgment and poor state of mind, to think audiences would warm to such weirdness. In short, he's lost his money and his mind.